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Eugene Domingo is proud to be part of an upcoming animation short titled Ang Lihim ni Lea, which she will be narrating.

And why shouldn't she be?

The animated short bagged a total of nine international awards, including Best Original Story and Grand Jury Award for Animation at the New York International Film Awards 2020, Best Original Story and Best Main Theme at the Oniros Film Festivals New York 2020, Best Animated Short in the American Golden Picture International Film Festival 2020, Best Children Short at the Independent Shorts Awards and the Indi Short Fest, Best Creative at the Europe Film Festival, and Best Director at the Top Shorts Film Festival 2020.

On top of that, Ang Lihim ni Lea was chosen to be a part of the official selection at the Cannes International Independent Film Festival, Rome Independent Prisma Awards, Madrid Indie Film Festival, Paris Lift-Off Festival, and the ARFF Barcelona International Awards.

“I feel honored to be a part (as a narrator) of 'Ang Lihim ni Lea,'” Eugene wrote in the caption as she announces the great news on Instagram.

“This is a short animated film adaptation of the children's book written by Gawad Balagtas awardee, Augie Rivera. This remarkable project aims to raise awareness against all forms of abuse against children.

“Producer/Director Rico Gutierrez says it took a long time for him to finish this dream project and now, 'Ang Lihim ni Lea' is going places and earning awards and citations.

“Congratulations!”

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I feel honored to be a part ( as narrator) of #anglihimnilea #leassecret @lihimnilea * * * This is a short animated film adaptation of the children's book written by Gawad Balagtas awardee, Augie Rivera @augierivera. This remarkable project aims to raise awareness against all forms of abuse against children. * * * Producer/Director Rico Guiterrez @ricogutierrez says it took a long time for him to finish this dream project and now Ang Lihim ni Lea is going places and earning awards & citations🏆🏆🏆 Congratulations! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 🇵🇭 Ok, on the poster - the laurels on top and the left side are “wins” and on the left side are selections. 🙌🏼 For your questions and for updates, follow @lihimnilea 🤩 #thankyougod🙏🏼 #goodnews 💙

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Ang Lihim ni Lea or Lea's Secret tells the story of a girl named Lea who believes she has a superpower when in reality, it's her coping mechanism to forget about the abuse she receives from her father.

The children's book was written by Augie Rivera and was published by the Adarna House and Soroptimist International of Hope Baguio in 2007.